Bust of a Boy - Item #199
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13 Inches High x 12 Inches Wide x 7 Inches Deep
Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) was from the famous Della Robbia family of artists who owned a successful workshop in Florence during the Italian Renaissance. They are known for their colorful, glazed terracotta sculptures. The specific mixture for their glaze was invented by Andrea's uncle, Luca, in the 1430s. The original bust featured blue and green clothes and some color on the eyebrows. The boy may be a depiction of Christ or a portrait of Pietro lo Sfortunato, the son of Lorenzo de Medici, "il Magnifico."
Artist: Andrea della Robbia
Museum: Bargello National Museum, Florence
Time Period: Renaissance, c. 1460-1490
1911 Catalog ID # - 5153
Sources:
"Bust of a Boy." Web Gallery of Art, https://www.wga.hu/html_m/r/robbia/andrea/misc/06andrea.html.
"Bust of a Child." Victoria and Albert Museum, https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127950/bust-of-a-child-plaster-cast-robbia-andrea-della/.
"Della Robbia: A Closer Look." National Gallery of Art, https://www.nga.gov/features/della-robbia-a-closer-look.html.
"Exhibition: Della Robbia, Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence." Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/della-robbia.
Kupiec, Catherine. "The materiality of Luca della Robbia's glazed terracotta sculptures." 2016. RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository, https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51344/.
"Preview the Exhibition (Della Robbia, Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence.)" Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, https://www.mfa.org/media/slideshow/9079.
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